Kahneman — “I have always believed that scientific research is…”
Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
Book page: kahneman-thinking-fast-and-slow
From: Daniel Kahneman — Quotes
I have always believed that scientific research is another domain where a form of optimism is essential to success: I have yet to meet a successful scientist who lacks the ability to exaggerate the importance of what he or she is doing, and I believe that someone who lacks a delusional sense of significance will wilt in the face of repeated experiences of multiple small failures and rare successes, the fate of most researchers.